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Dr. Dre has given up what has been called the best view lot in Los Angeles to private equity firm founder Alex Soltani for $32 million. The Hollywood Hills West home sold in an off-market deal after a brief appearance on the Multiple Listing Service last year, when it was priced at $35 million. The contemporary estate has 9,696 square feet of living space, including a library/media room, a den, a wine cellar, six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. The three-quarter-acre lot contains a guesthouse and a swimming pool. The neighbors include Leonardo DiCaprio and Keanu Reeves. But it was the 300-degree knoll-top views of the city, mountains and ocean that sold the self-made Soltani, who plans to...

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